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Sat 05 May 2007Blessed are Galway's peacemakers ArtScape:Forget about that big day out next Thursday. As far as Galway's arts community is concerned, the future starts on Monday, when the first attempt is made to initiate "peace negotiations" between various groupings, writes Lorna Siggins.The "George Mitchell" role will be played by Galway City Council director of services Tom Hernon, who has invited representatives of the Galway Arts Festival (GAF), Macnas and the Project 06 grouping to a meeting on Monday evening. It is understood that Hernon will touch base with representatives of each of the groups separately during the course of the afternoon.